Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, Program, and Information Processing System

1. An information processing apparatus for communicating with a mobile electronic device that performs first communication which is non-contact near field communication, the information processing apparatus performing second communication different from the first communication with the mobile electronic device, said information processing apparatus comprising: a data storage unit configured to store a number of data items, in which a data item is stored in a storage area for each user who uses the mobile electronic device; a program storage unit configured to store an application program that executes a service related to the first communication using the data item; a communication unit configured to perform the second communication with the mobile electronic device; an authentication unit configured to authenticate the mobile electronic device; a data identifying unit configured to identify from among the number of stored data items of the data storage unit a respective data item for the user of the mobile electronic device authenticated by the authentication unit on the basis of authentication information sent from the mobile electronic device authenticated by the authentication unit, in which the respective identified data item is used by the application program; and an execution unit configured to execute, on the basis of (i) application program identification information that is used with the respective identified data item for identifying the application program that executes the service related to the first communication and that is sent by way of the mobile electronic device and (ii) the respective identified data item, the application program corresponding to the application program identification information, in which the mobile electronic device is configured to perform the non-contact near field communication with an external device which is not in direct communication contact with the information processing apparatus, in which the application program identification information is sent from the external device by way of the mobile electronic device to the execution unit, and in which said information processing apparatus enables (i) execution of the application program based on the application program identification information and the respective identified data item to be performed thereat so as to provide a corresponding service related to the non-contact near field communication with the external device for use by the user of the mobile electronic device and (ii) a communication log of communication between said information processing apparatus and the external device to be provided which is indicative of a transaction log representative of non-contact near field communication performed by the mobile electronic device.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the data identifying unit identifies the respective identified data item stored in the storage area for the user of the mobile electronic device in response to a request sent from a providing apparatus that provides content to the mobile electronic device and that is authenticated by the mobile electronic device via the mobile electronic device.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the data identifying unit identifies the respective identified data item stored in the storage area for the user of the mobile electronic device in response to a request sent directly from a providing apparatus that provides content to the mobile electronic device and that is authenticated by the mobile electronic device.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the authentication unit authenticates a providing apparatus that provides content to the mobile electronic device, and wherein the data identifying unit identifies the respective identified data item stored in the storage area for the user of the mobile electronic device in response to a request sent from the providing apparatus authenticated by the authentication unit.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communication unit sends, to the mobile electronic device, a copy of the data item stored in the storage area of the data storage unit for the user of the mobile electronic device authenticated by the authentication unit, and wherein the identifying unit identifies the respective identified data item in response to a request sent from a communication partner of the first communication performed by the mobile electronic device as a result of emulation of the application program for executing the service related to the first communication in the mobile electronic device.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the respective identified data item includes time information.

7. An information processing method for use in an information processing apparatus for communicating with a mobile electronic device that performs first communication which is non-contact near field communication, the information processing apparatus performing second communication different from the first communication with the electronic device, the information processing apparatus including a data storage unit configured to store a number of data items, in which a data item is stored in a storage area for each user who uses the mobile electronic device, a program storage unit configured to store an application program that executes a service related to the first communication using the data item, and a communication unit configured to perform the second communication with the mobile electronic device, the method comprising: authenticating the mobile electronic device; identifying from among the number of stored data items of the data storage unit a respective data item for the user of the authenticated mobile electronic device on the basis of authentication information sent from the authenticated electronic device, in which the respective identified data item is used by the application program; and executing, on the basis of (i) identification information that is used with the respective identified data item for identifying the application program that executes the service related to the first communication and that is sent by way of the mobile electronic device and (ii) the respective identified data item, the application program corresponding to the identification information, in which the mobile electronic device is configured to perform the non-contact near field communication with an external device which is not in direct communication contact with the information processing apparatus, in which the identification information is sent from the external device by way of the mobile electronic device to the execution unit, and in which said information processing apparatus enables (i) execution of the application program based on the identification information and the respective identified data item to be performed thereat so as to provide a corresponding service related to the non-contact near field communication with the external device for use by the user of the mobile electronic device and (ii) a communication log of communication between said information processing apparatus and the external device to be provided which is indicative of a transaction log representative of non-contact near field communication performed by the mobile electronic device.

8. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having stored thereon a program comprising: program code for causing a computer to execute a process performed in an information processing apparatus for communicating with a mobile electronic device that performs first communication which is non-contact near field communication, the information processing apparatus performing second communication different from the first communication with the mobile electronic device, the information processing apparatus including a data storage unit configured to store a number of data items, in which a data item is stored in a storage area for each user who uses the mobile electronic device, a program storage unit configured to store an application program that executes a service related to the first communication using the data item, and a communication unit configured to perform the second communication with the mobile electronic device, the process including authenticating the mobile electronic device, identifying from among the number of stored data items of the data storage unit a respective data item for the user of the authenticated mobile electronic device on the basis of authentication information sent from the authenticated electronic device in which the respective identified data item is used by the application program, and executing, on the basis of (i) identification information that is used with the respective identified data item for identifying the application program that executes the service related to the first communication and that is sent by way of the mobile electronic device and (ii) the respective identified data item, the application program corresponding to the identification information, in which the mobile electronic device is configured to perform the non-contact near field communication with an external device which is not in direct communication contact with the information processing apparatus, in which the identification information is sent from the external device by way of the mobile electronic device to the execution unit, and in which said information processing apparatus enables (i) execution of the application program based on the identification information and the respective identified data item to be performed thereat so as to provide a corresponding service related to the non-contact near field communication with the external device for use by the user of the mobile electronic device and (ii) a communication log of communication between said information processing apparatus and the external device to be provided which is indicative of a transaction log representative of non-contact near field communication performed by the mobile electronic device.

9. An information processing system comprising: a mobile electronic device that performs first communication which is non-contact near field communication; and first and second information processing apparatuses for communicating with the mobile electronic device, the first and second information processing apparatuses performing second communication different from the first communication with the electronic device; wherein the first information processing apparatus includes an authentication unit configured to authenticate the mobile electronic device, and wherein the second information processing apparatus includes a data storage unit configured to store a number of data items, in which a data item is stored in a storage area for each user who uses the mobile electronic device, a program storage unit configured to store an application program that executes a service related to the first communication using the data item, a communication unit configured to perform the second communication with the mobile electronic device, an authentication unit configured to authenticate the mobile electronic device, an identifying unit configured to identify from among the number of stored data items of the data storage unit a respective data item for the user of the mobile electronic device authenticated by the first information processing apparatus on the basis of authentication information sent by way of the mobile electronic device authenticated by the first information processing apparatus in which the respective identified data item is used by the application program, and an execution unit configured to execute, on the basis of (i) identification information that is used with the respective identified data item for identifying the application program that executes the service related to the first communication and that is sent from the mobile electronic device and (ii) the respective identified data item, the application program corresponding to the identification information, in which the mobile electronic device is configured to perform the non-contact near field communication with an external device which is not in direct communication contact with the first and second information processing apparatuses, in which the identification information is sent from the external device by way of the mobile electronic device to the execution unit, and in which said second information processing apparatus enables (i) execution of the application program based on the identification information and the respective identified data item to be performed thereat so as to provide a corresponding service related to the non-contact near field communication with the external device for use by the user of the mobile electronic device and (ii) a communication log of communication between said information processing apparatus and the external device to be provided which is indicative of a transaction log representative of non-contact near field communication performed by the mobile electronic device.